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R.I.P. Eugenio Martin, 97; directed "Horror Express" (1972)

From Lenona@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 23 14:07:38 2023

That movie had Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Telly Savalas, for those who don't know. It has a decent rating at the IMDb.

Martin died today, in Madrid. He also directed "Bad Man's River" and "Pancho Villa."

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0554632/?ref_=tt_ov_dr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenio_Mart%C3%ADn

Most of the obits are in Spanish. So far, the only English-language obits I've found seem to be rough translations.

According to several, he was a big influence on Quentin Tarantino.

https://time.news/eugenio-martin-director-of-pnico-en-el-transiberiano-and-tarantinos-spanish-teacher-dies/

https://thepostedia.com/opinion/127851.html

Quote:

"...Eugenio Martin leaves behind an eclectic and unconventional filmography, where folk cinema was mixed with titles of pirates, zombies or aliens or popular westerns."

https://www.tellerreport.com/life/2023-01-23-eugenio-mart%C3%ADn--director-of--panic-on-the-trans-siberian--and-tarantino-s-spanish-teacher--dies.rJlGhkl2js.html

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